Keywords: StateLibQld 1 193451 Commemorative stone for Edmund B. C. Kennedy, unveiled at Cardwell, 1948.jpg en Commemorative stone for Edmund B C Kennedy unveiled at Cardwell 1948 In 1848 the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales Edmund Kennedy led an expedition to explore Cape York Peninsula In the previous year he had discovered the Thomson River and established that the Barcoo River was part of Cooper's Creek Arriving at Rockingham Bay north of Townsville in May Kennedy's party reached Weymouth Bay where they established a depot Kennedy with four others Costigan Dunn Luff and a indigenous Australian Jacky Jacky left this depot in an endeavour to reach Cape York where a relief ship was expected 1948 handle 10462/deriv/113753 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Edmund Kennedy Monuments and memorials in Queensland Cardwell Queensland 1948 in Australia New South Wales Black and white photographs |